Attorneys for a Kamas woman accused of administering a fatal dose of fentanyl to her husband and then later writing a children's book aimed at helping families dealing with loss are asking a judge to issue a gag order.
PARK CITY — Prosecutors in the case of a Kamas woman accused of secretly administering a fatal dose of fentanyl to her husband and then later writing a children's book aimed at helping families dealing with the sudden loss of a loved one are asking a judge to issue a gag order similar to the one in Idaho for the case involving four murdered college students.
"Due to the heavy national and international publicity surrounding this case and pending a full and complete hearing that includes defense counsel," the warrants were ordered to be sealed "pending further order of the court," according to court documents. On Wednesday, Summit County prosecutors filed a motion for a gag order in the case "nearly identical to the one issued this year in State v. Bryan C. Kohberger" in Idaho.
In addition to already being contacted by media organizations from around the world, including documentary filmmakers, prosecutors say nonlocal media outlets "have camped out in the public waiting area in the Summit County Attorney's Office, tried to get inside the jail to speak to the defendant, contacted jail and sheriff's office staff asking absurd questions such as whether or not the defendant is eating her food, contacted the Summit County sheriff's search and rescue...
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